direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
means; way; method; measure
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
exemption; exoneration; discharge
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dozens; scores of; decades
place; position; location; position; standing; status
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
something like ...; something called ...
time; hour; period; class
one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving